Hackathon Overview
Welcome to the Data Visualization Hackathon! You’ve spent the week learning how to collect, clean, analyze, and visualize data—now it’s time to bring it all together! In this half-day Data Visualization Hackathon, you’ll work in your groups to create a health dashboard that tells a compelling story about your well-being. This is your chance to apply everything you’ve learned in the mini-course, from data organization to storytelling with visuals, and show off your skills as a “Health Detective.” Let’s make your data come alive!
Your Mission
- Create a health dashboard that tells a meaningful story using your collected data and you skills in data cleaning, organization, and visualization to uncover insights.
- Work as a team to design a dashboard
- Present your process, decisions, and insights in a 15-minute presentation during the second half of the session.
Team Setup
You’re already in groups of 5. Work together to decide if you’ll create a single dashboard with everyone’s health data or separate dashboards for each member. Make sure everyone’s data is used, and every member contributes—from data prep to storytelling.
Steps to Follow in the Hackathon
Your presentation needs to show your entire process. Here’s what to do:
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Data Collection
You’ve already collected health data (steps, sleep, mood, heart rate) during the week. Check the Assignment page for details.
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Data Cleaning & Organization
Clean and organize your team’s data together. Use notebooks or tools like Excel/Google Sheets. Take snapshots or notes to show your process.
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Data Analysis with AI (Optional)
Want to go further? Use AI (e.g., machine learning, NLP) in tools like Scratch or Google Colab to dig deeper. Document your work with snapshots.
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Data Visualization
Decide as a team: one group dashboard or 4-5 individual dashboards. Go digital (Tableau, Excel) or physical (materials provided). Make it impactful!
Showcase Your Insights
In the second half of the day, you’ll have 15 minutes to present your dashboard. Walk us through your process with snapshots or notes (cleaning, analysis, visualization), reveal your final dashboard, and share your insights. Explain your choices—what metrics, tools, and formats you picked, and what you learned. Expect feedback and discussion after!
Schedule
Morning
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Build your dashboard as a team.
Break
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch break.
Afternoon
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Present your dashboard (15 minutes per group), followed by feedback and reflections.